Formative Years Lincoln cents

I inherited about a hundred pounds or more of the various formative years, birthplace, shield, early years etc. Lincoln cents all in mint wrappers and some with 47 cent postage, uncancelled, stamps attached to the paper rolls. He purchased a lot of the 50 roll crates from the US mint. Should I try to sell these over face value, or unload them at a bank. I don't have spare time or the desire to push these on ebay. Are any of the dates, mints etc worth keeping or have any value over face? I don't do cents and I know nothing of their collectability.

 

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Take some photo .
Let see what you have ..

 

Yes let's see them.

 

Id be on my hands and knes going through all those.

You just never know....

Show us :-]

 

I've already taken two cardboard boxes full to the bank.I am still unpacking boxes. so many,

 

Oh dear heavens...... The Lincoln cent guys are drooling in their keyboards right about now.

 

Wasn’t this the version that had lots of DDR? Might wanna take a look through for those.

 

No disrespect, but this seems rather odd coming from a guy calling himself "cash4coin". One would think you'd know what to do if profit is the end goal.

My guess is that things have cooled down substantially from the height of popularity for such coins, but I'm also quite sure that you could sell the OBWs at some sort of premium instead of taking them to the back. Certain boxes (rolls) can be quite fruitful and profitable if you happen to have them, but others mostly duds. A little research may be in order.

 

Cash4coin is in love with Morgans, Mercs, Halves, stacking and anything golden. Dear old dad was a hoarder for cents of all sorts, mercs, buffalos, and seated libertys. I never did get the fever for cents.

 

Hey, I understand even though I never caught the fever for any of it on a personal level.

Still, if maximizing potential is your goal, I suggest doing a little more homework before returning to the bank. Who knows... doing so could possibly help you to acquire the types you are in love with. It's worth a shot....

 

It's not that much money. Put them aside.

There are well over 100 double die types.

If you ever get bored they will be fun to go through.

Those original boxes (with the wddr-006) use to sell for over $100.

The stamped rolls were taken to the city where each of the four new coins were to be released in a big ceremony attended by the US Mint Director. The local post office would use a special stamp to cancel the stamp on the roll, indicating it was a first day of issue roll, and thus bringing a premium.